-={ mardi, avril 14 2015, 15:01:53 -0700 }=-

Hey mark!

 ml> they do not match... the second line has one more space at the
 ml> beginning that has pushed the additional glyphs over...

But they would match exactly given that the first character is counted as 0
(UNIX-think) instead of 1 (DOS-think).  If you count from 0 with tab stop(s)
set to 4 then they match perfectly once you adjust the first line to account
for the DOS-think 'bug'.  It is your DOS-think editor that is getting it
'wrong' but only because of the indexing or offset from the start of the line. 
Superior methodologies index starting at 0 not 1.  :::tsk, tsk:::

As of this post I am claiming bragging rights.  However I am leaving the tab
stops to the default 8 which every app I checked on my linux boxes seems to
agree with as being the correct and superior behavior.  :::evil grin:::

Life is good,
Maurice

... Don't cry for me I have vi.
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